diff --git a/api/docker/client.go b/api/docker/client.go
index 5b55e44dc..909fbe708 100644
--- a/api/docker/client.go
+++ b/api/docker/client.go
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ func createLocalClient(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint) (*client.Client, error) {
 	)
 }
 
+func CreateClientFromEnv() (*client.Client, error) {
+	return client.NewClientWithOpts(
+		client.FromEnv,
+		client.WithVersion(dockerClientVersion),
+	)
+}
+
+func CreateSimpleClient() (*client.Client, error) {
+	return client.NewClientWithOpts(
+		client.WithVersion(dockerClientVersion),
+	)
+}
+
 func createTCPClient(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint, timeout *time.Duration) (*client.Client, error) {
 	httpCli, err := httpClient(endpoint, timeout)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/internal/upgrade/upgrade.go b/api/internal/upgrade/upgrade.go
index 26d18aca9..73283972d 100644
--- a/api/internal/upgrade/upgrade.go
+++ b/api/internal/upgrade/upgrade.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cbroglie/mustache"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	libstack "github.com/portainer/docker-compose-wrapper"
 	portainer "github.com/portainer/portainer/api"
+	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/docker"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/filesystem"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/platform"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (service *service) upgradeDocker(licenseKey, version, envType string) error
 }
 
 func (service *service) checkImage(ctx context.Context, image string, skipPullImage bool) error {
-	cli, err := client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv)
+	cli, err := docker.CreateClientFromEnv()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create docker client")
 	}
diff --git a/api/platform/platform.go b/api/platform/platform.go
index 234b19e15..8adee3cb3 100644
--- a/api/platform/platform.go
+++ b/api/platform/platform.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/docker"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func DetermineContainerPlatform() (ContainerPlatform, error) {
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
-	dockerCli, err := client.NewClientWithOpts()
+	dockerCli, err := docker.CreateSimpleClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.WithMessage(err, "failed to create docker client")
 	}